Islanders edge Devils in shootout

New Jersey loses game that may have been last start for goalie Brodeur

Associated Press

Published 11:47 pm, Friday, April 11, 2014

Photo: Bruce Bennett

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NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 11: Ryan Strome #18 of the New York Islanders celebrates his third period goal against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on April 11, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. The Islanders defeated the Devils 3-2 in the shootout. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 181116905 less

NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 11: Ryan Strome #18 of the New York Islanders celebrates his third period goal against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on April 11, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. The Islanders ... more

Devils coach Pete DeBoer hasn't said whether the soon-to-be 42 year-old Brodeur will start the season finale against Boston at home on Sunday.

Brodeur, the NHL career leader in wins (687) and shutouts (124) in a 20-year career with New Jersey, is in the last season of his contract. He won three Stanley Cup titles with the Devils. Cory Schneider is in line to be the Devils' No. 1 goalie of the future.

Hurricanes 2, Red Wings 1:Cam Ward had 28 saves, and Carolina ended a quarter-century of regular-season futility in Detroit. The Hurricanes hadn't won a regular-season game at Detroit since Nov. 14, 1989, when they were still the Hartford Whalers.

Capitals 4, Blackhawks 0:Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 51st goal to help lead Washington to a low-intensity rout of Chicago in a game between teams whose postseason fates had already been decided.

Stars 3, Blues 0:Trevor Daley had a goal and an assist, Kari Lehtonen recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and Dallas clinched its first playoff berth since 2008.

Notes:Brendan Shanahan has been hired as the Maple Leafs' president and alternate governor. ... Oilers forward Ryan Smyth is retiring at the end of the season. ... The NHL suspended Wild forward Mike Rupp for four games without pay for Rupp's hit on Blues forward T.J. Oshie on Thursday night. ... Blue Jackets right wing Nathan Horton had surgery for an abdominal injury and is expected to be sidelined for six weeks. ... Glenn "Chico" Resch says he is retiring from the Devils' broadcast booth after 18 years.